WEBVTT NANCY LAFLIN REPORTS, THEOFFICER WHO WAS SHOT DOESN'TWANT 'ANY CRIMINAL CHARGESFILED.NANCY: I'VE BEEN COVERING THISCASE SINCE IT HAPPENED.YESTERDAY I SPOKE TO FORMERDETECTIVE JACOB GRANT AND FOUNDOUT HE'S MOVED OUT OF STATE TOTRY AND MOVE PAST THE SHOOTING.HE'S DONATED A LOT OF MONEY,THAT YOU GAVE TO HIM, TO OTHEROFFICERS IN CRISIS.HE'S ALSO OFFERING FORGIVENESSTO THE MAN WHO NEARLY KILLEDHIM. >> GUN, GUN.NANCY: IN 2015, APD DETECTIVEJACOB GRANT WAS SHOT 8-TIMES BYLIEUTENANT GREG BRACHLE.>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE A BAD GUY.NANCY: BRACHLE WAS WORKING ADRUG BUST WHEN HE SAID HEMISTOOK THE OTHER OFFICER FOR ASUSPECT.>> THAT WAS JACOB.ARE YOU OK?>> NO.>> COME ON OUT, DUDE., OUT.I'M SORRY.NANCY: DOCTORS SAID BULLETS HITEVERY VITAL ORGAN IN GRANT'SBODY, BUT HIS BRAIN AND HEART.SINCE THE SHOOTING, BOTH MENHAVE RETIRED FROM APD.GRANT TOLD ME HIS THOUGHTS ABOUTALL THISSOME OF THEM ARE VERY PERSONAL.JACOB SAYS THREE MONTHS AFTERTHE SHOOTING AND AFTER HE GOTOUT OF THE HOSPITAL, HE CALLEDBRACHLE AN SAID I FORGIVE YOU.HE SAID I CALLED HIM AND SAID IFORGIVE YOU. I ASKED JACOB ABOUT THE ONGOINGINVESTIGATION NOW HEADED UP BYTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HESAID HE DOESN'T WANT BRACHLE TOFACE CRIMINAL CHARGES.AFTER THE SHOOTING THE COMMUNITYRAISED $100,000 FOR GRANT ANDHIS FAMILY AND HE SAYS THATMONEY HAS BEEN DONATED TO OTHERINJURED POLICE OFFICERS.2016 THE CITY GAVE GRANT A $6.5MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR THESHOOTING.TARGET 7 REACHED OUT TO LT.BRACHLE, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARDBACK.THE STATE SAYS HE'S STILL HASHIS LAW ENFORCEMENTCERTIFICATION AND COULDPOTENTIALLY GET HIRED BY ANOTHER

Detective nearly killed forgives officer who shot him

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Updated: 12:08 PM EDT May 3, 2017

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

An Albuquerque detective who was shot several times in a friendly fire incident, forgives the officer who shot him and doesn't want to press any charges.